Pylon Men (1956)
Basingstoke, Hampshire.
M/S three men lift large insulator coil into position at the foot of a pylon . Low angle shot of pylon; lovely blue sky behind.
Scenic shot of countryside, man walks into frame and he climbs up pylon.
Various shots of men climbing and working on the pylon. One man gets into a little cradle called a flying trolley, camera pans down to show the height. M/S man on the trolley as he rolls away down the wire, high over the golden fields.
M/S man working at the top of the pylon (
Doug Giddes?). Man on the ground signals, waves '
OK'. Man looking up. M/S two men haul on rope, heave against weight. M/S man on trolley up high.
Shot of fields and countryside in summer from the moving trolley.
Final pan shot back to ground from pylon .
Nicely shot to show the splendo
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